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| Title | OPI Scores for College Credit! |
| Body | From: "Devin P Browne" The Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association has just gotten word that Indiana University of Pennsylvania will grant college credits to incoming students of Spanish who attain an INTERMEDIATE-MID or higher on an ACTFL OPI. I expect that the German and French programs will shortly follow suit. This is great news and a big INCENTIVE for students to continue beyond the "two year requirement" that some high school counselors say is all that is needed in language study. **TAKE ACTION!!** With IUP accepting OPI scores for advanced standing, there are sure to be other universities & colleges to follow. Please consider contacting your college alma mater (email is a great thing for this!) and ask if they are considering a similar measure (and if they are not, suggest that they do!). These types of changes will not happen unless language department faculty know that other institutions are offering this. Consider copying and pasting the exact words of the proposal that was accepted by the IUP University Senate: "A new student who has achieved an Intermediate-Mid level or higher on an ACTFL rated Oral Proficiency Interview will receive 4 semester hours of credit. Additionally the student must take the regular placement exam to determine for which course, either Spanish 102 or Spanish 201, the semester hour credit will apply. The granting of credit will not apply to native speakers nor to heritage speakers." Congratulations to the IUP foreign language faculty who worked on developing this proposal and seeing that it became official policy!! Cheers! Devin Devin P Browne dpbrowne@pitt.edu psmla-list manager |
| Source | Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association |
| Inputdate | 2003-06-23 10:28:00 |
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